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Aldekerk
(Gem. Kerken) Lkr. Kleve Nordrhein-Westfalen Marktstraße
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MartinsdenkmalSt. Martin's MonumentSt. Martin of ToursSavaria, Pannonia (now Szombathely, Hungary), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul 397 3rd Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints (Wikipedia) |
Hans-Peter Fonteyne
2011 |
 
Bronze sculpture of St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar. The statue is erected on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the 'Martinszug' (St. Martin's procession) in Aldekerk.
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125 jahre SANKT MARTIN TEILEN U. HELFEN VON 1886 BIS 2011 heimat- u. verkehrsverein aldekerk e.v. entwurf h.p. fonteyne |
Saint Martin and the Beggar
While Martin was still a soldier in the Roman army and deployed in Gaul (modern day France), he experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life. One day as he was approaching the gates of the city of Amiens he met a scantily clad beggar. He impulsively cut his own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized; he has clad me." In another story, when Martin woke, his cloak was restored. The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptized at the age of 18.
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